HB2006

THE CONTEXT: A person or Political Action Committee (PAC) that makes an expenditure for an advertisement or fundraising solicitation must include specified disclosures. If the advertisement is delivered by hand or mail, the disclosure must be clearly readable.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require any nongovernmental person or entity that distributes an official election-related document, or a document that resembles an official election-related document, to include the words Not from a Government Agency in boldfaced, clearly legible print on the outside of the envelope.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for election mailings into an enforceable rule. It would require any nongovernmental person or entity that distributes an official election-related document, or a document that resembles an official election-related document, to include the words Not from a Government Agency in boldfaced, clearly legible print on the outside of the envelope, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.